I want to go from here:

to here (this is Amy's Vintage Cottage's trailer and I love it!!):
Any suggestions?
We have picked a neutral beige for the walls rather than optimistic yellow from Sherwin Williams. This is "blonde":

So far we've primered all the junky 60s paneling so we're obligated to paint and I thought a neutral would be more toned down with the avocado green on the 3 appliances (icebox, stove and heater cover). I'd rather work with them than against them and I've heard painting them isn't a great idea because the propane will bubble the paint eventually.
I'm not a great decorator ... I could copy something from a magazine if I started from scratch but when I'm working around elements that are in existance, I tend to just leave it as it is and hate it. I'm also not a "thematic" decorator ... I know lots of the Sisters on the Fly are into themes, especially western, but I'm more of a minimalist.
In my own home, I have neutral colors except for my office and my bedroom and I'm working on decluttering because I'd love to have a minimalistic home. Thus, a camper is a perfect space for me because it forces me to be minimalistic and uncluttered (or so I hope).
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate them! I don't sew well so slipcovering is probably not a good option. Hubby said I should just have them redo the cushions but since they're just being done now, that's kind of a waste of money in my opinion.
So I'll ponder and pout and agonize until I come up with a solution. Thus is life!
You sound a lot like me. I'm not a natural decorator. But gleeming ideas from magazines is a good idea. I personally love the look of Amy's. The lighter cottage-chic colors. The only thing I would change is add a bit more color. I love how she has the robin egg blue dinner wear though. Very crisp, clean and cottage-cozy looking. I want to make some new curtians for Daisy Shasta if I can ever get the rods off (Uhhg!). I really want to incorporate some robin egg blue inside. That's my favorite color and since I don't plan on painting the exterior a new color anytime soon I have to work with what I have and add color on the inside and curtains seem a good place to start (:
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